Those interested in knowing more about our ancient history must visit Lamalunga Visitor Centre in Altamura at all costs.
This is the starting point for learning the amazing story of the Neanderthal skeleton found here and for exploring the incredible surrounding landscape.
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Opening times
from Tuesday to Sunday
10:00 - 13:00 | 16:00 - 19:00 -
Closing
Monday
December 25th and January 1st - Web Lamalunga Visitor Centre
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Feature List
- Info line
- Wheelchair accessible
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Accessibility
The site is accesible
HISTORY OF LAMALUNGA VISITOR CENTRE AND THE ALTAMURA MAN
Hosted in a typical Puglia farm, the centre is 3 km from the residential area of Altamura in the heart of Alta Murgia National Park and forms part of the ‘Altamura Man Museum Network’.
In 1993, not far from here in Lamalunga Cave, the remains of a Homo neanderthalensis that lived between 180,000 and 130,000 years ago during the Palaeolithic Age were found.
The skeleton was embedded in karstic formations inside the cave and for this reason was complete. Its excellent state of preservation enabled experts and scientists to acquire new information on the Neanderthal man and even to create an incredible reconstruction which you can admire at Altamura National Museum.
WHY COME TO THE LAMALUNGA VISITOR CENTRE IN ALTAMURA
A trip to the Lamalunga Visitor Centre is essential for those that want to understand this land and the dynamics that led to the discovery of the fossilised skeleton of the Altamura Man. The exhibition provides visitors with in-depth information on karst and enables them to learn more about speleology and the specific local geology.
In the Bat Room you can put on a typical caving helmet equipped with distance sensors, earphones and a darkening visor and feel what it is like to move around without being able to see, just as bats do in the dark.
The Lamalunga Visitor Centre is also a privileged starting point for exploring other incredible places in the vicinity: Grotta dell’Uomo, Parco della Mena, Grotta della Capra and the Pulo.
Altamura is full of fascinating places and Lamalunga Visitor Centre is a prime example. Make sure you check out the other two sites of the “Altamura Man Museum Network”: Altamura National Archaeological Museum and Palazzo Baldassarre
Services
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Visits
for groups tour@coopculture.it
and schools by reservation edu@coopculture.it
Additional Info
TICKETS
_FULL PRICE
€ 4.00 one site
€ 7.00 two sites
€ 9.00 three sites
_REDUCED
school groups, children between 6 and 13 years old
€ 2.00 one site
€ 3.00 two sites
€ 4.00 three sites
_REDUCED FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
€ 2.00 one site
_GROUPS (minimum 10 people)
€ 3.00
_ GOAT CAVE (minimum 5 people)
€ 3.00
_RESERVATION FEE
€ 2
_FREE
accompanying teachers, tourist guides, minors 5 years old, disabled people, travel agency owners
TWO-SITE INTEGRATED TICKET (valid for 2 days)
The ticket includes
- entrance and guided visit to one of the two sites of the Network (P. Baldassare or Lamalunga)
- entrance/guided visit to another site of your choice among those of interest according to the days and times of opening
- half a kilo of Pane di Altamura DOP - excluding reduced ticket
THREE-SITE INTEGRATED TICKET (valid for 2 days)
The ticket includes
- entrance and guided tour at one of the two sites of the Network (P. Baldassare or Lamalunga)
- entrance/guided visit to two other sites of interest according to the days and times of opening
- half a kilo of Pane di Altamura DOP (Bread of Altamura PDO) - excluding reduced price ticket
Admission is limited to a maximum of 20 visitors per half hour.
Booking is strongly recommended
Where
SP157, Altamura (BA)
Visiting Rules
- Face masks strongly reccommended. Find out more
- Prohibited to introduce food and drink, large bags
